Einbecker Dunkel

Brewed by Einbecker Brauhaus
Style: Dunkel
Einbeck, Germany

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Bottled. Toasty, bready aroma, some faint sourdough, hazelnut and light brown sugar, along with something like old, dried flowers in the background. Medium-dark mahogany color with a slight, fine, subsiding head. Flavor begins on a darkly sweet note, becoming more grainy and bitter and finishing with a blend of faintly spicy hops, dark bread and roasty malts. Fairly effervescent and insubstantial palate with a light-medium body. I thought this was going to be a Schwarz, but it is certainly classed correctly here.

Red brownish colour with a very small white head. Flavour of nuts and caramel. A bit on the sweet side for my taste. Medium body.

UPDATED: NOV 9, 2006 Very dark ruby body that looks a little brown. The head has huge bubbles and a lightly yellowish tint. Teh aroma is funky sweet with fresh peas and some apple core. There was also some licorice and almonds. Very weird aroma. The taste is light with some roasted peanuts and a little hint of caramel. Also some amaretto. Very light and delicate mouthfeel. A decent and interesting beer.

Bottle poured dark brown with a huge thick foamy head and thick heavy lacing thus the 5 on appearance! Aroma is light ,sweet malt and caramel with a watery, malty, slightly roast flavorand finish. Not bad.

Bottle. Metallic aroma, watery dry flavor and metallic aftertaste. Thin mouth feel.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown/blackish with a decent tan head. No lacing but my glass was pretty wet. Wonderful licorice sorta anise aroma. I really love the smell of this brew. My wife hates it. I’m like...molasses...and she chimes in "poop". What does she know? Mellow flavors, a bit chocolatey, malty. Dry. I dig it.

Salty, soy, chalky aroma with some bready malts. Clear deep brown with low tan head that recedes to ring. Somewhat sweet and bready malt profile with nutty, grapey and lightly roasty notes. Mild finishing bitterness. Sweetness is lasting in the aftertaste. Clean, medium-light body with fairly prickly carbonation. Bottle sampled at Ashley’s in Ann Arbor, MI.

Brown in the glass with a decent white head. Nose is very dry and hoppy. Flavor is much the same. On the palate the beer was rather light and watery. Bitter in the end.